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SEA → JFK

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
78.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
3.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
74 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,906
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 41%
  • Air traffic control & airport 34%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 22%
  • Extreme weather 3%
  • Security 1%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 76.4% 270
October 2025 75.9% 273
November 2025 83.5% 234
December 2025 72.1% 232
January 2026 76.5% 187
February 2026 89.2% 181
March 2026 80.8% 214
April 2026 83.9% 225
May 2026 82.0% 263
June 2026 78.1% 270
July 2026 71.6% 279
August 2026 71.2% 278

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Alaska Airlines 1,402 77.7% 2.6% 58 min
Delta Air Lines 1,338 79.3% 3.2% 75 min
JetBlue Airways 166 69.9% 7.8% 172 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • DL429

    12% late · 365 flights

  • AS34

    23% late · 364 flights

  • AS26

    13% late · 363 flights

  • DL415

    29% late · 363 flights

  • DL452

    16% late · 361 flights

  • AS16

    36% late · 329 flights

  • AS22

    16% late · 315 flights

  • B6264

    30% late · 166 flights

  • DL1719

    19% late · 132 flights

  • DL461

    51% late · 86 flights

  • DL722

    16% late · 31 flights

  • AS84

    46% late · 28 flights

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